Witness: Martin attacked Zimmerman — ORLANDO - A witness we haven't heard from before paints a much different picture than we've seen so far of what happened the night 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. — The night of that shooting, police say there was a witness who saw it all.

Trayvon Martin and the End of Excuses — We have become a nation in which children have become expendable. Trayvon Martin is just the most recent example. — We executed children in this country until long after the rest of the world — except Iran — thought that was a good idea.

Maher's Attacks on Women — To the Editor: — Re “Please Stop Apologizing,” by Bill Maher (Op-Ed, March 22): — We're both women who have worked in Democratic politics and the media for decades and find Bill Maher's misogynist treatment of women candidates deeply disturbing.

'French teacher asked minute's silence for Merah' — French education minister calls for English teacher's suspension after she called Toulouse killer a “victim.” — By REUTERS/France 2 Television — France's education minister called for disciplinary proceedings against a teacher …

Clinton and Obama: Presidential parallels — David Maraniss, an associate editor of The Post, is the author of “First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton” and the forthcoming “Barack Obama: The Story.” This is the second column in an occasional series on the 2012 presidential candidates' political lives.

Danish TV Host Mocks Obama for His Rhetoric — “Maybe the copy key got stuck on the presidential speechwriter's keyboard.” — Thomas Buch-Andersen, host of the Danish TV show Detektor, mocked President Obama's political rhetoric in a recent episode. “Obama used a metaphor from boxing …

Islamist Victors in Egypt Seeking Shift by Hamas — CAIRO — As it prepares to take power in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood is overhauling its relations with the two main Palestinian factions in an effort to put new pressure on Israel for an independent Palestinian state.

Mexico's middle class is becoming its majority — QUERETARO, Mexico — A wary but tenacious middle class is fast becoming the majority in Mexico, breaking down the rich-poor divide in a profound demographic transformation that has far-reaching implications here and in the United States.